Section_ⅡWarming Up & Reading — Language Points根据英文释义和首字母提示写出单词1．mistaken (adj.)be wrong about something that you thought you knew or saw 2．betray (vt.)to be disloyal to someone who trusts you so that they are harmed or upset3．condemn (vt.)to say very strongly that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think it is morally wrong4．acquaintance (n.)person whom one knows but who is not a close friend5．remark (n.) thing said or written as a comment; observation6．fortune (n.) chance, esp. regarded as a power affecting people’s lives; (good or bad) luck1．adaptation n．适应(性)；改编本[教材原句] This play by George Bernard Shaw is an adaptation of a classic Greek story.乔治·伯纳德·萧的这个剧本改编自一个经典的希腊传说。
①Our company’s adaptation to shifting consumer tastes has been a great success.我们公司适应了顾客不断变化的口味，取得了很大的成功。
Section_ⅠWarming Up & Reading —Prereading 1．Have you ever heard of the Pygmalion effect?2．Do you want to know more about it?Please read the following passage to get the information.The Pygmalion effect refers to the concept that a person will achieve or perform as he is expected to perform, and it can have both positive, and negative effects on an individual or a group.A person expected to perform well will achieve or exceed (超越)this expectation, according to the Pygmalion effect, but a person expected to underachieve or perform poorly will also fulfill this expectation.The term “Pygmalion effect”comes from a Greek myth.According to the myth, Pygmalion was a prince of Cyprus and a sculptor who created and fell in love with an ivory statue of his ideal woman.He pleaded with the goddess Venus to give life to his creation, and she agreed.Pygmalion married his creation and they had a perfect life together.He had expected the statue to be the perfect woman, and she fulfilled his expectations when she was brought to life.Many studies have been conducted on the Pygmalion effect in the classroom.Teachers were given information that certain students in the class were more likely to excel and achieve than other members of the class.No verbal cues (暗示)were used by the teacher to inform students of the information or expectations, but students who were believed by tutors to have greater potential still showedsignificantly greater intellectual growth.Body language is just as important as verbal communication when conveying both positive and negative expectations, as is the tone of voice.The use of body language is most commonly a subconscious (潜意识的) form of communication, but it can prove to be very powerful.A student may detect that his teacher believes he will never be a high achiever and is less intelligent and capable of succeeding than other members of the class.If the child detects these negative expectations and comes to believe them, these negative expectations can remain with him for the rest of his life, trapping him in a continuous circle of the negative selffulfilling prophecy (预言)．1．①Who and wh at is the man in Picture A?It’s_George_Bernard_Shaw,_an_Irish_dramatist,_literary_critic,_a_socialist_spokes man_and_a_leading_figure_in_the_20th_century.②The Pygmalion effect is used in class now.Can you say something about it?The_Pygmalion_effect_is_that_people_tend_to_behave_as_you_expect_they_will .If_you_expect_a_person_to_take_responsibility,_they_probably_will._If_you_exp ect_them_not_to_even_try,_they_probably_won’t.2．A brief introduction to George Bernard Shaw.①《华伦夫人的职业》________②《圣女贞德》 ________③《皮格马利翁》 ________④《人与超人》 ________⑤《巴巴拉少校》 ________⑥《鳏夫的房屋》 ________答案：①～⑥ADECBF1．The play is mainly about a_poor_flower_girl who is lucky to come across a professor who might help her to improve her life.2．Look at the pictures and tell who they are.Choose adjectives to describe each character in the play.答案：(1)Eliza Doolittle→C(2)Henry Higgins→A(3)Colonel Pickering→B(1)What was the girl’s spoken English like?A．She spoke standard English.B．She didn’t speak standard English.C．She spoke official English.D．She spoke American English.(2)Why did the girl begin to cry?A．She thought that man might be a policeman.B．She felt hungry but she had nothing to eat.C．She was wet in the rain.D．She was unable to take a bus to get home.(3)What did Higgins take down on his notebook?A．He wrote down what the girl said.B．He wanted to tell the police what he had seen.C．He took down the weather.D．He was writing a diary.(4)Where was the girl from?A．She was from the west end of Wales.B．She was from the west end of Scotland.C．She was from the west end of London.D．She was from the east end of London.(5)Once educated to speak properly, the girl can do the following things EXCEPT ________.A．acting as a duchessB．going on selling flowersC．working as a shop assistantD．serving as a lady’s maid答案：(1)～(5) BAACBMy Fair Lady was the title of a successful musical and later a film 1.based (base) on Bernard Shaw’s classical Pygmalion.In the musical, Professor Higgins takes 2.a bet from Colonel Pickering 3.that he can transfer an unrefined 4.dirty (dirt) flower girl Eliza Doolittle 5.into a lady, and fool everyone into 6.thinking (think) she really is.He does, and thus young aristocrat Freddy EynsfordHill falls 7.madly (mad) in love with her.When Higgins takes all the credit and forgets toacknowledge her efforts.Eliza angrily leaves him for Freddy.Only then 8.does Higgins realize he 9.has_been_accustomed (accustom) to her face and can’t live 10.without her.1l be happy together?No,_I_don’t_think_so.2．What problem do you think they will have?Maybe_they_can’t_understand_each_other,_because_they_come_from_different_worlds._It’s_very_hard_for_Pygmalion_to_understand_his_wife,_because_his_wife_is_made_fro m_a_stone.She_doesn’t_know_his_language,_his_behavior_and_everything_about_him_to_begin_with.3．How do you think they might solve them?Pygmalion_loves_the_girl_so_much_that_he_decides_to_teach_her_how_to_speak_and _how_to_behave_herself.Little_by_little,_they_understand_each_other_well_and_l ive_happily.。
